My parents left England in 1946 and we went travelling all over the world and ended up back in the UK in 1953. We then left again 2 years again and then back and so on. During the 7 years my mother was apart from her mother she used to talk a great deal about them, we had little letters just to my brother and me, gifts and so on. As you know there was no e-mail, skype etc - just airmail letters which could take anything from one week to three weeks to arrive. Some overtaking others. My point is that when we finally met up with them, we knew them as they'd been kept in the family conversation. Of course my grandparents couldn't visit as it took too long by boat - and living in Vancouver a 5 day train ride - for them to see us. Now the world is smaller. When I lived with the kids in NY I wrote letters, internet not arrived yet, phoned weekly and visited yearly. Australia is an awful long way I know and you are in ill health so can't visit. Would a weekly skype help. I felt so guilty moving to NY depriving my MIL of her grandchildren but we had to as we'd been posted there. I am sorry you are so upset, we all understand.
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